Title 42 — Real Property.
57 chapters · 1,018 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 42-3141.01 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Abate” means to effectively remove or cover. (2) “Abatement costs” means the reasonably estimated costs incurred by the District to abate graffiti. (3) “Deputy Chief Financial Officer” means the Deputy Chief Financial Officer for t…
D.C. Code § 42-3141.02 Nuisance
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Graffiti is a nuisance and the owner of the property on which the graffiti is located shall abate the graffiti or authorize the Mayor to abate the graffiti as provided for in § 42-3141.03.
D.C. Code § 42-3141.03 Notice of graffiti nuisance and reply
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(a)(1) Whenever the Mayor identifies graffiti, the Mayor shall notify the owner that there is graffiti on the property that must be abated. (2) The notification shall be provided by delivering a written notice to the property on which, or at which, the graffiti is located. The no…
D.C. Code § 42-3141.04 Deemed authorization to abate
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If the owner does not reply as provided for in § 42-3141.03(b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(3), the owner shall be deemed to have authorized the Mayor to abate the graffiti. The Mayor may then abate the graffiti as if the owner had provided authorization under § 42-3141.03(b)(2).
D.C. Code § 42-3141.05 Notice of violation; service of notice
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(a) If an owner elects to abate the graffiti and the graffiti has not been abated by the date stated on the notice, the Mayor may issue a notice of violation for failure to comply with § 42-3141.02. (b)(1) The notice of violation shall be served on the owner, or the building supe…
D.C. Code § 42-3141.06 Answer and expedited hearing
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(a) An owner who has received a notice of violation shall answer within 5 days after service of the notice of violation. At the time that an owner answers the notice of violation, the owner may request a hearing on the allegations set forth in the notice of violation. If the owne…
D.C. Code § 42-3141.07 Payment of abatement costs and penalties
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(a) If a default judgment is issued under § 42-3141.06 or if, after a hearing, the Office of Administrative Hearings finds the owner responsible for the violation set forth in the notice of violation, the District may abate the graffiti and the owner (not the owner’s agent) shall…
D.C. Code § 42-3141.08 Graffiti Abatement Fund
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(a)(1) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Graffiti Abatement Fund (“Fund”), into which shall be deposited: (A) All fines, penalties, interest, charges and costs, including abatement costs, assessed and collected pursuant to this chapter; (B) Any funds in the Graffiti T…
D.C. Code § 42-3141.09 Collection against an owner
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(a)(1) The amount to be paid under a notice of violation and any other charges, expenses, costs, including abatement costs, penalties, and interest shall be a continuing and perpetual lien in favor of the District upon all real and personal property belonging to a person named in…
D.C. Code § 42-3141.10 Graffiti abatement materials
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(a) If the Mayor provides a paint voucher to an owner to abate graffiti at a particular property, the Mayor is not required to provide another paint voucher to abate graffiti at that property for the 12-month period following the date on which the paint voucher was provided. (b) …
D.C. Code § 42-3141.11 Rules
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(a) The Office of Administrative Hearings, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of § 42-3141.06. (b) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implem…